Liquid measuring and dispensing apparatus.



S. R. BSHORE. LIQUID MEASURING AND DISPENSING APPARATUS.

APPucATloN FILED Nov.1. |916.

Patented Apr. 9,1918.

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S. R. BASHQRE.

LIQUID MEASURING AND DISPENSING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION mw Nov. l, 1916.

Patented Apr. 9, 1918.

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Leeaeee position to one side or the other of the center on the post 39, below so that when one end of the rock lever is pushed up the pin 42M;

will swing through an arc from one side of the vertical center of pivot 43, to the opposite side of said verticall center of said pivot, and as it passes ,overvv said verticaB center, the coiled spring 44, will draw on the plin 42, and pull it and the lever down and old it on that side to which it is swing in have found that to attain accuracy in the'measurement of the duid means should be provided to eiect'a slight variation in the 'capacity of the measurin receptacle and to do this, l provide a isplacement plug 46, which may be screwed down through the top 14, to project more or less into t e interior of .the receptacle. The outer end of this plug is preferably a perforation 47, therethrough for a purpose that will presently be explained. After the V plug hasbeen turned to edect the adjustment, l prefer to place a cylindrical cap 48, over the saine, which cap is provided with a series ot circumferential perforati'ons 48 so that a pin may be passed through one of said perorations 48', then through the peroration 47, in the plug and a seal or lock 49, attached to the end of the pin to prevent its removal tor the purpose of fraudulently turning the plug.

When a single measurin device is exhployed the' mechanism is t .e same as that employed in the operation .of two receptacles with the exceptionthat, as shown in Figs. 56 and 7, of thedrawin'gs, the rod 24, has its upper end pivotally connected. to the lapped ends of a pair of links 5G, while the outer end of each link is carried on the upper end of a spring rod 5l. Normally these spring rods have their upper ends sprung outwardly when the links and the rod 24, are down in position to keep the feed or inlet valve open and the outlet valve closed, as shown in full lines in Fig. 5, but will spring toward each other as the shell 29, raises the rod 24, to break the joint of the links as shown 7in broken lines in said Fig. 5.

Having described my invention what I claim isrl. The combination with a measuring receptacle having an inlet and an outlet, of a valve to control the inlet; a valve to control the outlet; a separate stem extending into the receptacle from each of said valves; a oat suspended in the receptacle and conconnected to a pin 45,

` also yto control the outlet; squared and has -valve and operated by the movement vto the pressure in trolling a i/nt port; a reci rocating shell ex posed to the ressure in t le receptacle and said shell having connection with one of said valve stems and means for operating the other valve stem when the shell and' its attached valvev stem are operated.

2. The combination With a measuring re-l ceptacle having an inlet. and anoutlet and provided with a vent-port, of a valve to' controlthe inlet;` a' valve to control the outlet; a oat'pendantly sustained inthe receptacle to control thev vent port; apressure-actuated device in the receptacle; a stem connectin' the preesureactuated deM vice with'one oisai'd valves; a stem attached to the other of said valves and means actuated bythe movement of the first-named stem to operate the last-named stern.

3. The combination with a measurin receptacle having an inlet and anoutlet ooth of which are at the same' end oi the reeel tacle, of a valve to control the inlet; a valve a pressure-actuated shell at the other end of the receptacle and opposite the valves .and subject to the pressure in the receptacle; a vent independent of the pressure shell and controlled by a float, and means operated by the pressure-actuated shell to close one valve andopen the other valve.

4i The combination with a measurin reinlet and an outlet located in`\said bottom, of e tubular extension in baiting one end communicating with the inm terior of the receptacle; a shell located in saiI extension and movable in the latter; ka ste connecting the inlet valve with said shel and means connected with the outlet of the shell to open the latter valve when the shell moves to close the inlet valve.

5. The combination with a measuring receptacle having an inlet and an outlet, of a valve to control the inlet; a valve to conrob trol. the outlet; a tubular extension at the side of the receptacle opposite that where `the valves are located;

a shelll movable extension andy subject the receptacle; spring means having connection with the shell for lengthwise in said 'operating it suddenly in one direction and means operated by the pressure-actuated device to close one valve and open the other.

v6. The combination with two side-byside measuring receptacles each having a top and a bottom and the bottom oi each receptacle having an inlet and an outlet, of a separate valve to control each inlet; a separate valve to control each outlet; a pressure-actuated shell in the top of each receptacle and each shell being subject to the pressure in the re alla captada beneath g' mams o mmm-siting the two pressure-gammadi @he operated. by each pressurectmge. shel, mopen one valve in each leceptiwe dos@ the other valve in each recptzma' 7. The Cmbimlton Wn "www mensili-ing receptacles each having a 'top and a, bozmm and the bottom of each zeceptace havizg am inet and an outlet? ai a Separate. vive foi:

a movable Shell in the op of each receptacle and each shell 336mg gummi; t@ 'the pessurse 'beneath it, E, 

